19811205077819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · South Pass, LA · December 5, 1981

Date
December 5, 1981 · 14:38 local
Place
South Pass, LA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57494
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA029
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,640 total940 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter crashed during autorotation after engine failure. N1 tach generator drive shaft was found sheared.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. N1 TACH GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT WAS FOUND SHEARED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.